It tries to transmit mastery of work-related skills (or "competences") rather than command of a particular academic discipline.
The most important issue for the coming debates is whether Mr. Bush can erode the perception, widespread but only tentatively held, that Mr. Gore is a man of greater competence and command.
Baristas like Daniel E. Gross who pour enough coffee fast enough, and with affable competence, can command $8.09 per hour after a year on the job, up from a starting wage of $7.75.
The Texan -- who has admitted he is not a good debater -- nonetheless entered the night needing to dramatically elevate his performance in these settings and to at least demonstrate a certain level of competence and command of the issues.
It would seem fair to assume that highly motivated workers with suboptimal competence and skills will not perform well and, conversely, that low motivation may limit the performance of even those health workers that command optimal levels of competence.
Exuding competence and a command of the issues her rivals could not match, she looked every inch a battle-hardened president-in-waiting.
Krauthammer, one of several prominent conservative writers who spoke to The Huffington Post for its series on foreign policy and the 2012 election, said that primary voters are looking for "competence and general command" of the issues, "rather than a great contest on ideology".
FOR competence and integrity, few organizations command more respect in Washington than the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Preferences expressed by the students and competence, in particular an adequate command of English, are all taken into account.
In a statement, the Army's chief of staff, Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, said General Clark's command at Fort Campbell had been "distinguished by great competence and compassionate leadership".
The milestones delve deeper into resident competence, but the raw number of resuscitations does not measure team participation versus team leadership and developing a command presence, which are emphasized in the competency milestone.
